In this week’s podcast, Julian is joined by Mark Wherry and James Richmond to talk about the future of computers in audio. Do they do what we need them to and how might they change over the next few years?
Mark Wherry
Mark Wherry is Director of Music Technology for Hans Zimmer's Remote Control studio in Santa Monica. He wrote the first 64-bit, multi-core sampler used in the production of a feature film soundtrack, alongside numerous other technologies. His film and soundtrack credits include Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Da Vinci Code, Sherlock Holmes, The Little Prince, Dunkirk, and many more.
James Richmond
James Richmond is an Oxfordshire based producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked for Solid State Logic and has written for a number of Australian publications since the 1990s. Previously he was an IT networking consultant.
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Talking Points
Have we got as far as we can with computer audio?
What about AI?
Isn’t a DAW just a tape machine, What would a DAW look like if we hadn’t started with a tape machine model?
Are designs based on customer resistance rather than desire?
Are we expecting too much of computers?
What doesn’t your computer do that you wish it did?
What would you change about computers and audio if you could?
What changes in tech do you think are going to be important in the next X years?
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